Planetary hours
in Gent.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Monday, 14 February 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:30
- 4♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:20
- 5☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:09
- 6♀︎ Venus12:09 – 12:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:49
- 8☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:18
- 11♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:08
- 12☉︎ Sun17:08 – 17:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:18
- 3☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:48
- 6♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:58
- 7☉︎ Sun00:58 – 02:08
- 8♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:28
- 10☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 14 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:00 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.